hixti

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Old Norse

Noun

hixti m (genitive hixta)

  1. hiccough
  2. sobbing

Declension

  Declension of hixti (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hixti hixtinn hixtar hixtarnir
accusative hixta hixtann hixta hixtana
dative hixta hixtanum hixtum hixtunum
genitive hixta hixtans hixta hixtanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hiksti
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hikste

Participle

hixti

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of hixtr

Verb

hixti

  1. first-person singular present indicative active of hixta
  2. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive active of hixta
  3. third-person singular/plural past subjunctive active of hixta
  4. second-person singular present imperative active of hixta

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hixti”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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